The posterior talofibular ligament is a ligament that connects the
fibula
The fibula or calf bone is a leg bone on the lateral side of the tibia, to which it is connected above and below. It is the smaller of the two bones and, in proportion to its length, the most slender of all the long bones. Its upper extremity ...
to the
talus bone
The talus (; Latin for ankle or ankle bone), talus bone, astragalus (), or ankle bone is one of the group of foot bones known as the tarsus. The tarsus forms the lower part of the ankle joint. It transmits the entire weight of the body from the ...
. It runs almost horizontally from the malleolar fossa of the
lateral malleolus of the
fibula
The fibula or calf bone is a leg bone on the lateral side of the tibia, to which it is connected above and below. It is the smaller of the two bones and, in proportion to its length, the most slender of all the long bones. Its upper extremity ...
to the lateral tubercle on the posterior surface of the
talus.
This insertion lies immediately lateral to the groove for the tendon of the
flexor hallucis longus.
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Ligaments of the lower limb
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